I feel extremely happy to live
in the peaceful and beautiful United Arab Emirates, a well-governed state in
which Islam is a temperate, empowering and ennobling force which underpins the
rights and dignity of citizens, expats and guests.

I stand fiercely opposed to all
religious extremism. As a Muslim, I especially oppose extremism perpetrated in
the name of Islam.

I unequivocally condemn all
aggressive violence, persecution, murder and terrorism committed by Muslim
individuals and groups and I consider the radicalised and violent expressions
of Islam to be among the world’s worst current scourges.

I firmly oppose and denounce the
ISIS (the so-called Islamic State, or Da’ish), al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, al-Shabaab, the Taliban, the Muslim
Brotherhood and groups like them, and I utterly reject the notion that their struggles or goals legitimately
constitute jihad.